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Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2001 (305), and casualties rose from 424.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,395 collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Collisions in 2002
350
Up 15% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
586
Up 38% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002

1.1% of collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in the Vale of Glamorgan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight30988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious467.8%
  • Slight53691%

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Vale of Glamorgan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 447 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 350, up 15% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025102146
202490141
202395122
2022103131
202188126
2020102128
2019133167
2018146204
2017159217
2016176234
2015181266
2014231309
2013207303
2012210286
2011241369
2010217309
2009257366
2008239349
2007276382
2006262379
2005353489
2004351492
2003365537
2002350586
2001305424
2000297411
1999323431
1998306453
1997325447
1996319448
1995344472
1994386525
1993365519
1992343468
1991384504
1990422544
1989422543
1988426556
1987374516
1986363476
1985340431
1984388508
1983392483
1982447596
1981380508
1980398541
1979412510

When and where crashes happen in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (17%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (18%)
  • Friday44 (13%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.3%)
  • February20 (5.7%)
  • March27 (7.7%)
  • April28 (8%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June28 (8%)
  • July29 (8.3%)
  • August34 (9.7%)
  • September31 (8.9%)
  • October20 (5.7%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December32 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (61%)
  • Wet or damp131 (37%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (60%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph90 (26%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (64%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (13%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1595 (16%)
  • 16 to 2088 (15%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 35101 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (53%)
  • Passenger211 (36%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (81%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Vale of Glamorgan ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Vale of Glamorgan had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2002.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002

Illtyd, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 7DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Vale of Glamorgan with the most crashes in 2002

The B4265 had the most collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002: 23, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Vale of Glamorgan, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4265233805
2ndA4055204201
3rdA48182702
4thA4050121402
5thA4160121702
6thA4226101420
7thM492010
8thB42678900
9thB427081102
10thA422267911
11thA42315500
12thB45244901
13thB42942200
14thA41611201
15thB42261200
16thB42661100
17thB42681201

Towns in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2002

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan had the most collisions of any town in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002: 109.

Postcode districts in the Vale of Glamorgan: crashes in 2002

CF62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002: 99.

Latest crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Vale of Glamorgan road accidents in other years